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Blue Water Express

In Blue Water Express, you can find everything you need to know about exploring the islands off Bali in speed, comfort, and safety. We also offer good discounts for online booking and secure payment options. Blue Water Express is the original fast boat service to the Gilis and Lombok, with longer track record and faster travel time than any other service.

Blue Water Express only serves in connecting Lembongan Island with the Gili Islands, having departure and arrival point at Serangan Harbour, just 20 minutes drive from Kuta area. This trip can avoid long drive up to Padang Bai. The vessel is completed with fully enclosed cabin seating, and spacious sundecks on roof. Every passenger will get free coffee and tea before departure at Laguna restaurant. Blue Water Express is 100% British ownership, completed with full international safety equipment.

The Vessel

Blue Water Express I
The 25-seat Blue Water Express I has proved to be a powerful, reliable work-horse, carrying more than 10,000 passengers throughout the busy year of 2008. She is under-going docking in March 2009, to replace the engines with three Suzuki 250 outboards, which will improve speed, performance, and fuel efficiency. We are also re-fitting seating to ensure a more comfortable ride. She will continue to operate alongside Blue Water Express III in serving Bali – Gili Islands and Lembongan throughout 2009 and beyond.

3 x 10 man life rafts, with hydrostatic release and manual release; these automatically inflate if the boat sinks, or can be operated manually

SOLAS standard life jackets for all passengers and crew

EPIRB: Electronic Position Indicating Radio Beacon. When immersed in water the EPIRB automatically sends an SOS signal via satellite to the authorities, informing name of vessel and precise location. Continues to send signal for up to three days

GPS & Chartplotter system

Full set of distress flares in accordance with regulations

Marine VHF ship-to-shore radio

3 throw rings

Electric flushing toilet

Spacious sun-deck on roof

Blue Water Express II
Blue Water Express II has served a good year carrying excess capacity to and from the Gili Islands along-side Express I. Now that we have the larger Express III launched, this smaller vessel will be dedicated to private charter around Bali and Lembongan Island. However, she is also available to take excess capacity to the Gili Islands if demand continues to increase.

Specifications:

Length : 12 m

Beam : 2.8 m

Top Speed : 35 knot (60km/hr)

Cruising Speed : 30 – 35 knot (53 – 60km/hr)

Engines : 2 x Yamaha 200hp (total 400hp)

Passengers : 15

Crew: 3

SOLAS standard life jackets for all passengers and crew

2 x 10 man life rafts, with hydrostatic release and manual release; these automatically inflate if the boat sinks, or can be operated manually

GPS & Chartplotter system

Full set of distress flares in accordance with regulations

Marine VHF ship-to-shore radio

3 throw rings

Electric flushing toilet

Spacious sun-deck on roof

Blue Water Express III
The pride of our fleet is Blue Water Express III, launched in March 2009 This vessel runs all routes from Bali, Lembongan, Gili Islands and Lombok, and has been designed specifically to handle the waters between Bali and Lombok.

Specifications:

Length : 14.85 m

Beam : 3.4 m

Top Speed : 45 knot (80km/hr)

Cruising Speed : 30 – 35 knot (53 – 60km/hr)

Engines : 4 x Suzuki 250hp (total 1,000hp)

Passengers : 30

Crew: 4

4 x 10 man life rafts, with hydrostatic release and manual release; these automatically inflate if the boat sinks, or can be operated manually

SOLAS standard life jackets for all passengers and crew

EPIRB: Electronic Position Indicating Radio Beacon. When immersed in water the EPIRB automatically sends an SOS signal via satellite to the authorities, informing name of vessel and precise location. Continues to send signal for up to three days